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Cantata BWV 84
Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke

Ref.

BWV 84

German Title

Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke

English Title

I am content in my good fortune (by Joshua Rifkin)

Event

Solo Cantata (for Soprano) for Septuagesima Sunday
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9: 24 - 10: 5; Gospel: Matthew 20: 1-16

Composed

Leipzig, 1727 (Robertson and Stokes), or 1731 (Schweitzer and Neumann), or 1731/1732 (Terry)
1st performance: February 9, 1727 - Leipzig

Text

Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Mvt. 5); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ? (Mvts. 1-4)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende

Scoring

Soloist: Soprano; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.25 MB] | Score BGA [1.85 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten

References

BGA: XX/1 | NBA: I/7 | BC: A 43 | Zwang: K 164 | First Published: BG, 1872 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance [PDF]

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 11, 2001; Week of March 30, 2008; Week of March 7, 2010

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 106, No. 84 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 84, No. 210
[C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 84, BWV 106 & BWV 140
[E-4]

Hermann Scherchen

Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Magda Lászlò; Oboe: Hans Kamesch; Violin: Wilhelm Hübner

Westminster / Archipel

1952

TT: 18:04

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 84 Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 84: Parts 1-2 []

Robert Craft

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: unknown

Columbia [unissued]

Jun 24, 1958

? / TT:

Recorded at Hollywood, Radio Recorders, California, USA.

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 49 & BWV 84 [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 84 [17:04]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Oboe: Helmut Winschermann; Violin: Ulrich Grehling?

Cantate
Nonesuch

Nov 1961

LP / TT:

Recorded at Munsterkirche, Herford, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 84 by A. Giebel.

4

Bach Kantaten, Vol. 1: BWV 190a, BWV 84, BWV 89, BWV 27 [D-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 84 [15:30]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Soprano: Agnes Giebel
Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe); Ruth Hellmann (Violin); Alma Moster (Cello); Martha Schuster (Organ)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 980015

Late 1960’s ? (P 1998)

CD / TT: 65:07

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 84 by A. Giebel.
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CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer

5

Ex libris Bachianas - Eine Kantate Johann Sebastian Bachs im Spiegel seiner Bibliothek [C-1]

Erich Hübner

Heidelberger Bach-Chor / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Oboe: Helmut Winschermann; Violin: Saschko Gawriloff

Pelca

Spring 1969

LP / TT:

Side 2: Introduction Speech by Walter Blankenburg

6

J.S. Bach: Kleines Magnificat u. Kantate 84 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 84 []

Georges Aubert

Kammerorchester

Soprano: Brigitte Ganady

Mixtur-Schallplatten 2010

Oct 10, 1969

CD / TT: 30:44

Recorded live at Kirche B-Zehlendorf-Schönow.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 52 & BWV 84 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 84 []

Kurt Redel

Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich

Soprano: Agnes Giebel

Erato STU-70692

1972 or earlier (Late 1960's ?)

LP / TT:

3rd recording of Cantata BWV 84 by A. Giebel.

8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 22 - BWV 84-90
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 26 - BWV 83-86

 

Cantata BWV 84 [13:40 / 13:22]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Oboe: Jürg Schaeftlein?; Violin: Alice Harnoncourt?

Telefunken 6.35364
Teldec 8.35364 ZL & 242 578-2
Teldec 4509-91759-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81184-2
Warner Classics 8573-81184-5

Mar 18 & Apr 20+24, 1978

2-LP / TT: 102 min
2-CD / TT: 103:51
6-CD / TT: / 377:04
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 62:27
CD / TT: 62:27

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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9

И.С. Бах: Кантаты N. 202 u 84 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 84 [17:13]

Alexander Kravchuk

Kiev Conservatory Chamber Orchestra & Chorus

Soprano: Ella Akritova

Melodiya C10-15865-66

1978

LP / TT: 35:42

Recorded in Kiev, Ukraine, USSR.

10

Bach: Kantaten BWV 52, BWV 84 & BWV 209 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 84 [14:54]

Raymond Leppard

English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Oboe:

Philips 6514-142
Philips 7337-142

1982

LP / TT: 52:02
MC / TT: 52:02

 

11

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 26
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 27

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Oboe: Günther Passin; Violin: Herbert Buchberger

Hänssler

June-July 1983

TT: 14:35

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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12

Bach: Kantaten BWV 55, 84, 199 [C-2]

Max Pommer

Leipziger Universitätschor / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger; Oboe: Klaus-Peter Gütz; Violin: Gunar Kaltofen

Eterna / Berlin Classics

Jun-Jul 1986 / June 1987

TT: 15:43

Recorded at Studio Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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13

Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1988-07-29 [F-1988]

 

Cantata BWV 84 []

Blanche Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra.

Soprano: Georgine Resick
Kathryn Greenbank (Oboe); Peggy James (Violin); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Timothy Cobb (Double bass); Greg Hayes (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Jul 29, 1988

2 MC / 2 sound tape reels / video cassette

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There are also MC’s of the rehearsal from July 28, 1988.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 34 by B. Moyse.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 84, BWV 202, BWV 209 [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas [B-1]

 

Cantata BWV 84 [13:40]

Monica Huggett

Ensemble Sonnerie

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Oboe: Paul Goodwin; Violin: Monica Huggett

Virgin Veritas 45059
Virgin Veritas 61644

May 22-25, 1993

CD / TT: 54:15
2-CD / TT: 116:02

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
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15

J.S.Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 80; Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke BWV 84; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 [C-3]

 
Cantata BWV 84 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) /

Soprano: Mária Zádori

Lutherania

Jun 28, 1998

MP3 / TT

Recorded live at Kecskeméten, Hungary.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 84 by S. Kamp.
Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

16

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 12

Cantata BWV 84 [16:03] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 12

May 8, 1999

CD / TT: 53:37

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

17

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

 
 

Cantata BWV 84 [15:18]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Oboe: Peter Frankenberg; Violin: John Wilson Meyer

Brilliant Classics 99374

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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18

Bach Cantatas Vol. 20: Naarden / Southwell
For Septuagesima
For Sexagesima

 
 

Cantata BWV 84 [12:58]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Miah Persson

Soli Deo Gloria 153

Feb 20, 2000

2-CD / TT: 95:25

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Grote Kerk, Naarden, Holland.
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19

Cantatas and Concertos of Bach [C-4]

Cantata BWV 84 [13:37]

Dale Higbee

Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski

Carolina Baroque 109

Mar 25, 2001

2-CD / TT: 79:36

Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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20

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

 
 

Cantata BWV 84 [13:16]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sandrine Piau

Antoine Marchand CC-72217

May 10, 11, 12, 14, 2002 [Mvts 2, 3]
Sep 25, 27, 29, 30, Oct 1-3, 2002 [Mvts. 1, 4]
Oct 15, 19, 2003 [Mvt. 5]

3-CD / TT: 189:12

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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21

Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden mitschnitte aus den Gottesdiensten frühjahr 2005 [C-3]


Cantata BWV 84 [15:17]

Martin Lutz

Schiersteiner Kantorei / Parnassi musici

Soprano: Heidrun Kordes

Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden

2005

CD / TT: 77:38

 

22

J.S. Bach: Christus, Der Ist Mein Leben - Cantates BWV 27, 84, 95 & 161 [C-18]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields

Harmonia Mundi France

Nov 2006; Feb 2007

TT: 13:28

Recorded at De Singel, Blauwe Zaal, Anvers, Belgium.
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23

In Memoriam '56 - 50 éves évforduló (In Memoriam 1956 - 50 Year Anniversary) [C-13]

 

Cantata BWV 84 [15:17]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori

YouTube

Oct 22, 2006

TV Broadcast / TT: 90:28

Recorded & filmed live during Ünnepi megemlékezés és hangverseny, Istentisztelet keretében Kolozsvár, evangélikus templom (Celebration and commemoration concert, church service under Cluj-Napoca, the Lutheran Church), Romania.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 84 by S. Kamp
Watch this performance on YouTube: Part 3: Complete Cantata BWV 84 [15:17]

24

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Sopran
J.S. Bach: Sacred Cantatas for Solo Soprano Nos. 51, 52, 84 and 199
[C-5]

Cantata BWV 84 [15:14]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Bach Vokalensemble Köln / Kölner Kammerorchester

Soprano: Siri Thornhill

Naxos 8.570453

Feb 19-22, 2007

CD / TT: 70:36

Recorded at at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany.
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25

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 41 (Solo Cantatas) - BWV 56, 82, 84, 158

 
 

Cantata BWV 84 [13:52]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson

BIS 1691

Sep 2007

SACD / TT: 64:04

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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26

J. S. Bach: Kantate BWV 84 "Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke" [C-44]

 

Cantata BWV 84 []

Conductor and organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Eleonore Frey

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann
Choir: Alto: Antonia Frey; Tenor: Walter Siegel; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz
Orchestra: Oboe: Katharina Arfken; Violin: Renate Steinmann, Martin Korrodi; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Dorothy Mosher

Gallus Media A862

Feb 18, 2011

DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording and production: Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: GALLUS MEDIA AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
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27

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 82, 84, 199 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 84 []

Bernhard Forck

RIAS-Kammerchor / Berliner Barock Solisten

Soprano: Christine Schäfer

Sony

2012

CD / TT:

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2001 - April 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003), John Carroll (June 2012), Matthias Hansen (June 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012), Riccardo Nughes (February 2008), Peter Schmidt (May 2005, August 2006), Peter Smaill (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 84: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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